Wholesale Costume Jewelry

Look like a million bucks for less with the right costume jewelry supplier

Hollywood stars who parade on the carpet for award shows come dressed to the nines in expensive designer jewelry that goes back to the jeweler after the show is over. The average person, however, can look just as dressed up in replicas of celebrity bling or classic jewelry from costume jewelry distributors.

Costume jewelry is more than cheap glass and paste. Wholesale costume jewelry, properly made, will look as good, last as long, and be worn more often and get more compliments than the more expensive stuff. Diamond imitator cubic zirconia is exceeded only by diamonds, rubies and sapphires in hardness and durability, while the sterling silver it is set in is durable yet flexible enough to be worked into a number of shapes and settings.

 

Choose costume jewelry suppliers that offer the largest selections

No two people like exactly the same things, and this is as true with jewelry as with anything else. Jewelry distributors that offer the widest selections build the widest customer bases; coupled with outstanding customer service, this makes for an excellent reputation.
Try: Since 1956, family-owned Shavonne has been a leading wholesale costume jewelry distributor and manufacturer, with a full line of jewelry that includes sterling silver high-fashion rings and Geneva watches. Best Jewelry Wholesale is a costume jewelry wholesale distributor dealing in charm bracelets, rings, earrings, pin, pendants, necklaces and key chains, as well as pins for breast cancer awareness and other causes. Costume jewelry supplier Bing Sales, Inc. offers angel jewelry, anklets, birthstone jewelry, bracelets, chains, charms and earrings, as well as a specialty line of fantasy necklaces on black rope.

Cubic zirconia is a pocketbook's best friend

This man-made crystalline form of zirconium dioxide was originally developed for optical applications, including lasers; its hardness, colorlessness and flawlessness made it an ideal diamond substitute.
Try: With more than 35 years of experience, costume jewelry supplier SyntheticGems.org is a leading producer of cubic zirconia in colored and colorless varieties, as well as glass simulations of rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Cubic Zirconia Wholesale Company offers factory-direct cubic zirconia jewelry set in silver mountings plated with gold or rhodium.

Go for the rhinestones, cowboy

Named for rock crystals originally found in the Rhine River, rhinestones also may be made from glass or acrylic. Backed with a metallic coating, they produce an iridescent effect that reflects any color worn near it. Although seen as cheap diamond imitations, rhinestones lend sparkle to both costumes and costume jewelry.
Try: Costume jewelry distributor Accessory Wholesale, Inc. offers rhinestone bracelets, earrings, pins and sets. Bluebell Wholesale offers a selection of rhinestone tiaras and a scepter, perfect for the beauty contest winner or fairy godmother in training, as well as earring and necklace sets. For those seeking Austrian crystal rhinestone jewelry or reproductions of antique pieces, retail and wholesale costume jewelry distributor Jewelrymine.com is the vendor to see, featuring a convenient drop-down menu of its wares on its website.

 

• Most costume jewelry wholesalers will list a minimum purchase order on their websites of either quantity or dollar value. Some sites also will suggest an appropriate retail markup to recoup your costs.
• When reselling items bought from costume jewelry distributors to retail buyers, a major selling point is that while the stones may be inexpensive, they are set in precious metals, typically sterling silver, which is 92.5 percent pure silver.
• Know the difference between zircon, which is a naturally occurring stone, and cubic zirconia, which is a man-made derivative. Both are used as diamond substitutes, but cubic zirconia is much harder and more durable than its parent.
• Keep silver-set costume jewelry away from salts or sulfurous chemicals to keep the metal from tarnishing. Light tarnish may be removed with any commercial silver polish approved for jewelry, while removing heavy tarnish requires special polishing equipment available only from jewelers.

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